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(), n.[F. diadme, L. diadema, fr. Gr. , fr. to bind round; dia° through, across + to bind; cf. Skr. d to bind.] 1. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later), also, a crown, in general. "The regal diadem." Milton. 2. Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown. 3. (Her.) An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center. Diadem lemur. (Zol.) See Indri. Diadem spider (Zol.), the garden spider. Di"adem v. t.To adorn with a diadem; to crown. Not so, when diadem'd with rays divine. Pope. To terminate the evil, To diadem the right. R. H. Neale. スポンサード リンク
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